Archaeological Investigation and Conservation at San Bartolo, Guatemala

Conclusion

Our 2002 season though relatively short was extremely rewarding and has effectively laid the foundation for the next four years of research and conservation to be carried out at the site and in the region. In future years, the mural will be fully excavated and consolidated, and the early construction phases in both the Pinturas and Ventanas complexes will be explored more fully. Our regional survey will expand to include the important Maya sites of Xultún, Xmacbatún, and La Honradez in the process of covering some 500 square kilometers of rainforest. This survey will be complemented by extensive excavation of residential architecture at San Bartolo and throughout the region, enabling us to accurately piece together the complex and important undulations of development and decline in the northeastern Petén, one of the last truly unexplored regions of the Maya area.

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